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Dominican President receives credentials from several officials

Published on: September 1, 2023
15:03

Santo Domingo, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader received on Friday the credentials of the Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Piergiorgio Bertoldi, and the new Ambassadors of Nicaragua, Honduras and Israel.

President Abinader calls off speech given San Cristobal blast

Published on: August 15, 2023
15:28

Santo Domingo, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader called off on Tuesday his speech for Restoration Day on August 16, and will instead attend a Mass to honor the blast’s victims in San Cristobal, so was reported by Spokesperson for the Presidency and Director of Strategy and Government Communication Homero Figueroa who further detailed the Mass will take place in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolation in San Cristobal at 09.00 am, local time.

DR. gov´t found minor Willenny Lorenzo´s body along highway on-ramp

Published on: August 4, 2023
16:36

Santo Domingo, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Corpse of Willenny Lorenzo, 11, was found on Friday inside a bag along 6 de Noviembre Highway, in San Cristobal province, in the southwest region of Dominican Republic.

Earthquake engineers to meet at Dominican Republic

Published on: July 24, 2023
16:41

Santo Domingo, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Dominican press on Monday reported that experts in earthquake engineering from 15 countries will share experiences and good practices at the Seismic Model Code event, which will be held in Santo Domingo coming Wednesday.

Dominican Court ruling affects 260,000 domestic workers

Published on: June 10, 2023
09:45

Santo Domingo, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The secretary of the Dominican Association of Household Workers Elena Pérez on Friday described as a 'strong blow' the decision of the Constitutional Court to annul the resolution of the Ministry of Labor to regulate the profession of domestic workers.

Dominican Visual Arts Award-winner Vicente Pimentel passes away

Published on: May 30, 2023
19:30

Santo Domingo, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican National Visual Arts Award-Winner Vicente Pimentel passed away at 76 of a heart attack in France, the Culture Ministry reported on Tuesday.

Big Interest in Dominican Republic for Cuban biotechnology products

Published on: May 26, 2023
16:31

Santo Domingo, May 26 (Prensa Latina) The director of Research and Development of the Cuban Center for Biopreparations (BioCen), Alexis Labrado, on Friday presented in the Dominican Republic the benefits of the national products Biomodulin T and Biotrofer in the treatment of nutritional and immunological deficiencies.

DNCD seizes 547 packages of drugs

Published on: January 30, 2022
13:34

Santo Domingo, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD, in Spanish) on Sunday reported as many as 547 packages of cocaine were seized in the San Pedro de Macorís province and in Caucedo Port.

Dominican Republic seizes 176 cocaine packages

Published on: January 4, 2022
17:33

Santo Domingo, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD, in Spanish) seized 176 packages of cocaine on Tuesday in the Dominican province of Barahona.

657 drug packages seized in Dominican Republic

Published on: November 23, 2021
16:31

Santo Domingo, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate, with the support of Dominican Navy, intelligence agencies and coordinated by the Public Ministry on Tuesday seized 675 packages of cocaine.

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